Eyeglasses left on Metro buses will be donated to the poor

Ever left your glasses on the bus? They might end up on the noses of the needy.

King County officials announced this week they will give more than 2,000 eyeglasses from the Metro lost and found to people around the world who can’t afford them.

The ceremonial hand-off will take place at the Auburn Sound Transit Station Friday. Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer, King County Department of Transportation Director Harold Taniguchi, Dr. John Jastad of the Evergreen Eye Center and representatives from the Federal Way Kiwanis will take part.

All donated glasses spent at least 30 days in lost and found, according to the press release.

The donation is part of Save Old Spectacles (SOS), an annual drive conducted by Kiwanis clubs around the country. Dr. Jastad has been involved with the program since 1993, a Reichbauer staff member said, traveling to poor countries to test and fit the glasses.